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Taliban

The Taliban is a Sunni Islamist movement that has ruled Afghanistan since 2021.

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351 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (Flag of the Taliban)

The earliest story we hold is from Oct 1, 2021.

Stories involving Taliban0 named stories in 2021

No named arcs in 2021 yet.

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every story in 2021 at its own dates
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2021

Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022: whole weeks overlap 2021; counts include days outside 2021.

Sep 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022

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Week of Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022: 6 left, 13 center, 3 right, 12% of the sources that published that week · 30 articles

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WeekLeftCenterRightArticlesShare
Sep 27, 2021 - Oct 3, 202116341517845%
Oct 4, 2021 - Oct 10, 202119351421136%
Oct 11, 2021 - Oct 17, 202118382221940%
Oct 18, 2021 - Oct 24, 20211122129924%
Oct 25, 2021 - Oct 31, 2021461126%
Nov 1, 2021 - Nov 7, 202151183012%
Nov 8, 2021 - Nov 14, 2021121886020%
Nov 15, 2021 - Nov 21, 202171934815%
Nov 22, 2021 - Nov 28, 202161844815%
Nov 29, 2021 - Dec 5, 202161264711%
Dec 6, 2021 - Dec 12, 2021473227%
Dec 13, 2021 - Dec 19, 2021454137%
Dec 20, 2021 - Dec 26, 20217853410%
Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 202261333012%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Whole record, all years we hold

83 left · 98 center · 61 right: 242 sources on the spectrum, across 351 linked stories.

Everything else52 updates in 2021 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Taliban that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 30Ex-Afghan president says had no choice but to flee Kabul14 articles · 14 sources
    4 left, 6 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 26– 27Taliban Further Restrict Afghan Women With New Travel Rules8 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 26– 27Taliban says 'no need' for Afghanistan's election commission and peace ministries18 articles · 18 sources
    3 left, 10 center, 4 right
  4. Dec 13The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes9 articles · 9 sources
    2 left, 2 center, 4 right
  5. Dec 7Whistleblower on UK’s Afghan evacuation: main accusations5 articles · 4 sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Dec 5US and EU condemn Taliban over 'summary killings' and demand investigation8 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Dec 3Taliban ban forced marriages of women in Afghanistan36 articles · 19 sources
    5 left, 7 center, 6 right
  8. Nov 15– 16U.S. urged to help more people flee Afghanistan11 articles · 11 sources
    3 left, 8 center, 0 right
  9. Nov 12Taliban: Bomb hits mosque in Afghanistan, wounds at least 1515 articles · 14 sources
    2 left, 5 center, 4 right
  10. Nov 10Taliban urge ex-Afghan military pilots to stay, serve nation8 articles · 8 sources
    3 left, 2 center, 3 right

Stories that name Taliban

  1. Dec 30Former Afghan President was given 'no more than two minutes' to get ready to flee Kabul8 articles · 8 sources
    2 left, 5 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 22US Treasury creates pathway to send aid to Afghanistan14 articles · 13 sources
    6 left, 4 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 21Protesters in Kabul call for release of Afghanistan's assets12 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  4. Dec 18– 19Islamic world pitches ways to aid desperately poor Afghans8 articles · 7 sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Dec 8Afghans wait and worry at US bases after frantic evacuation19 articles · 11 sources
    2 left, 6 center, 3 right
  6. Dec 1Unique Effort Reopens Girls' Schools in an Afghan Province — But It's Still an Exception10 articles · 6 sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 25– 26Afghan girl from famous National Geographic cover portrait evacuated to Italy45 articles · 28 sources
    6 left, 16 center, 4 right
  8. Nov 22U.N. warns of 'colossal' collapse of Afghan banking system6 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Nov 19Thousands of Afghans seek temporary US entry, few approved32 articles · 21 sources
    5 left, 12 center, 3 right
  10. Nov 18UN envoy: Afghanistan on brink of `humanitarian catastrophe'6 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right